Opinions Canada’s most consequential election is on the horizon Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney will soon face each other in a crucial battle over the soul of the country. Andrew Mitrovica Al Jazeera columnist Published On 10 Mar 202510 Mar 2025 Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney makes a ‘W’…
Ukraine announces plan to boost FPV drone arsenal Ministry of Defence says it will buy 4.5 million first-person view drones in 2025, triple last year’s amount. A first-person view drone is seen in flight at a training location of the 113th Territorial Defence Brigade of the Ukrainian military at an undisclosed location in the Kharkiv…
Pro-Russian candidate to challenge bar on Romanian presidential run The move follows rioting in Bucharest overnight after a court threw far-right Calin Georgescu out of the race. Calin Georgescu’s supporters clash with police during a protest next to the Central Electoral Bureau in Bucharest, Romania on March 9, 2025 [Daniel Mihailescu/AFP] Published On 10 Mar…
EXPLAINER Syria clashes – what happened? Hundreds of people were killed and residents of Syria’s coastal governorates are scared to leave home. Syrian security forces in Latakia on March 6, 2025, as they battle armed fighters [Izettin Kasim/Anadolu via Getty] By Mawadah BahahPublished On 10 Mar 202510 Mar 2025 The government of Syria says it has…
The last power line operating into Gaza has been cut off by Israel, threatening the operation of a key water facility.
Authorities in Australia’s Queensland have been using boats to rescue people trapped by flooding from Cyclone Alfred.
Syria announces end of military operation against al-Assad loyalists Defence Ministry spokesman says security threats had been neutralised in al-Assad strongholds of Latakia and Tartous. Members of the Syrian security forces stop vehicles at a checkpoint, following deadly violence in the previous days between government forces and supporters of former leader Bashar al-Assad [Mohamad Daboul/EPA]…
EXPLAINER Canada’s Liberals made Carney their new leader: What happens next? New Liberal Party leader Mark Carney is set to take over from Justin Trudeau as Canada’s next prime minister. Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney was selected as the new Liberal Party leader on March 9 [Evan Buhler/Reuters] By Jillian Kestler-D’AmoursPublished On 10 Mar…
EXPLAINER US and Ukraine to meet on Russia: What’s on the agenda for Saudi talks? The talks will be the first high-level meeting between the two countries since Trump and Zelenskyy’s White House meeting. Trump says ‘more difficult’ to deal with Ukraine than Russia By Sarah ShamimPublished On 10 Mar 202510 Mar 2025 Officials from Ukraine…
What’s happening with Lebanon’s economy and will it recover? Lebanon’s economy has struggled for years as people’s discontent with the government grew. A woman reacts in despair at the site of an Israeli air attack on a branch of al-Qard al-Hassan charity organisation in al-Shiyah, Beirut, Lebanon, October 21, 2024 [Wael Hamzeh/EPA-EFE] By Walid Marrouch and Walid MarrouchPublished…